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If you have been following the blog for the last few weeks you will have spotted the regular pattern of time by the coast with interspersed with trips inland for climbing. We had visited this area back in 2006 and had really enjoyed it. It has some stunning cliffs and gorges high up in the hills at around 1000m above sea level. Although we are high in the hills the day time temperature are still up in the mid 30's so all our climbing is being done ...

... with its entrance flanked by giant granite torchbearers, and saw the Ateneum Art Museum, albeit shrouded for restoration. From there we passed the austere General Post Office, Sanomatalo, housing the daily newspapers' editorial offices, Finlandia Park, Helsinki Music Centre, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Parliament House (also undergoing major restoration). From there we found our way to the Temppeliaukio Church, a modern church built into the rock, with its copper ...

... and leeks, followed by chocolate gelato. Bill had pizza slices and blue cheese, booked into Prime C for tomorrow night, then we went to the Luxe lounge to hear the music trivia quiz which was today on musicals. We weren't much good as many of them were newer or lesser known ones but chatted to some others there. Walking back we bumped into Darroll and Maria by the jigsaw and chatted for ...

... in to admire the interior of the Trinitatis Church with its beautiful and elegant organ (which was being tuned and sounded pretty good), an enormous case clock and lovely brass chandeliers which looked fabulous against the white and timber interior. There was a great brick ramp spiralling up to the tower and an arcaded old building on the corner opposite. We made our way back to Christansborg with time to see the Royal Stables, the only original part left of ...

The calm seas continued throughout the night and we awoke to a mild morning and had coffee and juice and read in bed. As we got closer to the tip of Denmark the shipping traffic increased and, when we sighted the coastline and continued on to Skågen, it was like Rundle Street, with oil and gas tankers, fishing boats and even yachts. Bill went down for breakfast while I had a shower, then I got a coffee and we went to the Cabaret Lounge for the captain's ...